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. >>> with todd akin vowing to stay in the race mitt romney and paul ryan try to refocus on the economy, but ut uproar over the abortion comments won't die down. claire leka joins us with the latest. claire, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, veronica. you could call it a perfect storm. republicans are juggling that abortion question. there is also worries about tropical storm isaac strengthening into a hurricane possibly, and it could possibly make landfall near tampa just as the republican national convention is getting started next monday. now, we did have the republican national convention press secretary saying that contingency plans are in place should the worst case scenario happen, but, again, they're moving forward and fully expect to put on the convention in tampa bay next week. tampa bay's mayor says the city is willing to call it off if necessary. the romney-ryan ticket has been trying to distance himself from the todd akin "legitimate rape" controversy. paul ryan clarified his position on abortion for the first time on the campaign trail yesterday. now, he told re
. >>> with todd akin vowing to stay in the race mitt romney and paul ryan try to refocus on the economy, but ut uproar over the abortion comments won't die down. claire leka joins us with the latest. claire, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, veronica. you could call it a perfect storm. republicans are juggling that abortion question. there is also worries about tropical storm isaac strengthening into a hurricane possibly, and it could possibly make landfall near tampa...
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simply. >> i'm paul ryan. >> reporter: paul ryan underscored he's now in lock step with mitt romney's promise to restore $716 billion they contend the obama administration shifted out of the program. and house budget chair ryan had supported a plan that included the same medicare cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and the romney plan is to repeal every cut in medicare. >> reporter: and he stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years in tax returns. >> people aren't asking me details about tax returns. what they're asking me in the country and in virginia is where are the jobs? where's the economic growth? what are your ideas to grow this economy? >> reporter: ryan does turn the president is his way though when asked about the deep defense cuts mandated at the end of the year. >> i also ask to cut it in other parts of the economy and mitt romney is determined to make sure the cuts don't hit the pentagon. >> reporter: paul ryan said he's no stranger to the commonwealth. but as mitt romney's running mate he sees the swing state in a brand new light. declari
simply. >> i'm paul ryan. >> reporter: paul ryan underscored he's now in lock step with mitt romney's promise to restore $716 billion they contend the obama administration shifted out of the program. and house budget chair ryan had supported a plan that included the same medicare cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and the romney plan is to repeal every cut in medicare. >> reporter: and he stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years in tax...
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as house budget chair ryan had supported that included the same cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and our plan is to repeal everything in obama care including the cuts to medicare. >> ryan stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years of tax returns. >> people aren't asking me details about tax returns. what they're asking me around this country and in virginia is where are the jobs? where's the economic growth? what are your ideas to grow thi economy. >> ryan does turn the spotlight when asked about the deep defense cuts at the end of the year. >> i offered a bill that cuts spending to stop the sequester. we have passed a plan in the house to do that and mitt romney is determined to make sure that these savage cuts don't hit the pentagon. >> paul ryan tells me's no stranger to the commonwealth. but as mitt romney's running mate he suddenly sees the swing state in a brand new light, declaring it the key to the country's future. >> this is not an ordinary election. it's an election that's going to determine the trajectory of this country for a long time.
as house budget chair ryan had supported that included the same cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and our plan is to repeal everything in obama care including the cuts to medicare. >> ryan stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years of tax returns. >> people aren't asking me details about tax returns. what they're asking me around this country and in virginia is where are the jobs? where's the economic growth? what are your ideas to grow thi...
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governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with akin's statement and a romney-ryan administration would not oppose borings in instances of rape. >> also running for senate have criticized todd akin, they have said they strongly disagree with what he said. a committee trying to get more republicans in the senate say it was right for akin to say he misspoke. >> on the hill for us. thank you. chuck todd, white house correspondent. good morning. >> good morning. >> obviously his comments will have an impact on his race in missouri. let me ask you the larger question, do you think it will have an effect on the republican race where the female vote is so important. >> reporter: look at the obama campaign, targeting female voters, targeting ads already talking about how mitt romney would defund planned parenthood. it wouldn't be for questioning his commitment not just on issues like reproductive right but also contraception. as for akin, keep an eye over the next 24 hours, there is a very small window. the damage here could be so bad for him, there as small window you may see republicans
governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with akin's statement and a romney-ryan administration would not oppose borings in instances of rape. >> also running for senate have criticized todd akin, they have said they strongly disagree with what he said. a committee trying to get more republicans in the senate say it was right for akin to say he misspoke. >> on the hill for us. thank you. chuck todd, white house correspondent. good morning. >> good morning. >>...
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and ryan. he said he's grinding away on the fourth draft of his speech and he'll be offering some, quote, very direct and hard truths to people in the country about the trouble that we're in. >>> well, a policeman and two others are dead this morning after a gunman opened fire near texas a&m on monday. the suspected gunman, 35-year-old was being served an eviction notice before he opened fire from inside a home. a county constable, a 43-year-old man, and the gunman were killed while three other officers were wounded in the shoot-out. a 55-year-old woman was in serious condition after surgery. authorities say the nearby texas a&m campus was mostly empty when the incident occurred. >>> in new york city police are investigating a stunning security breach at jfk airport. it happened over the weekend when a lost jet skier who was stranded on the water, swam ashore, scaled a fence and walked across two runways before entering a terminal, this despite a $100 million intrusion detection system. the new
and ryan. he said he's grinding away on the fourth draft of his speech and he'll be offering some, quote, very direct and hard truths to people in the country about the trouble that we're in. >>> well, a policeman and two others are dead this morning after a gunman opened fire near texas a&m on monday. the suspected gunman, 35-year-old was being served an eviction notice before he opened fire from inside a home. a county constable, a 43-year-old man, and the gunman were killed...
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of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> romney will introduce ryan as his running mate in virginia this morning. at age 42, ryan is a self-described republican young gun, a staunch fiscal conservative, charismatic and energetic. as chair of the house budget committee, ryan proposed a tax and spending plan that would consult cut so deeply that even some republicans didn't buy it. a plan to turn medicare into a private voucher program that analysts say would raise what we pay for health care as it cuts government costs. and the ryan plan would lower the tax rate on the wealthy from 35 to 25%. >> you need real fiscal reforms, real spending cuts and real spending controls going forward so we can deal with the debt in the future. >> reporter: romney is dealing with slipping polls as he picks a running mate, looking for ways to excite a skeptical gop conservative base. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty was told he's not the choice. >> this doesn't affect my attitude towards wanting him to be president. i'm going to continue to work really hard to help him in any way i can. >> report
of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> romney will introduce ryan as his running mate in virginia this morning. at age 42, ryan is a self-described republican young gun, a staunch fiscal conservative, charismatic and energetic. as chair of the house budget committee, ryan proposed a tax and spending plan that would consult cut so deeply that even some republicans didn't buy it. a plan to turn medicare into a private voucher program that analysts say would raise what we pay for...
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the president and his number two traded jabs with team romney/ryan. they're 12 weeks to go until november and all the big issues are fair game to energy and jobs to wall street. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: they clashed over energy, barack obama in wa,io mitt romney in ohio with coal miners slamming t president for toughening regulations. >> if you don't believe in coal or independence for america, then say it. >> reporter: wind is one alternative the president pushed. >> the wind industry now supports 7,000 jobs here in iowa. that's worth fighting for. that's what's at stake right now. >> reporter: an election about big choices. that was the president's theme on his iowa tour, and the challengers, romney raised med carry in a new ad. >> now that you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. >> reporter: that's a cut to doctors and hospitals, not seniors. romney's running mate, paul ryan's medicare plan would keep those cuts and in ten years would make private coverage an option. he was in iowa. >> to create jobs and get our
the president and his number two traded jabs with team romney/ryan. they're 12 weeks to go until november and all the big issues are fair game to energy and jobs to wall street. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: they clashed over energy, barack obama in wa,io mitt romney in ohio with coal miners slamming t president for toughening regulations. >> if you don't believe in coal or independence for america, then say it. >> reporter: wind is one alternative the...
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sources tell nbc news that mitt romney has chosen paul ryan as his running mate. the official announcement just hours away. why ryan and why now? we'll have the latest from the campaign trail. >>> stormy weather. the weekend gets off to a wet start as a tornado touches down in parts of the northeast. more nasty weather could be on the way. >>> and a relay for the record books. >> here they come to the line and the u.s. will win it! in a new world record. >> the united states 4x400 meter relay team blazes its way to history, eclipsing a record that stood for more than a quarter of a century and the winning team is here to tell us about their gold medal win today, august 11, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a saturday. i'm lester hold. >> i'm natalie morales. good to be here along with you, lester. of course, we have a lot of exciting news about the olympic games. still lots of competition going on with two more days to go. many of the athletes still have a chance to go for gold. >> but almost time for us to
sources tell nbc news that mitt romney has chosen paul ryan as his running mate. the official announcement just hours away. why ryan and why now? we'll have the latest from the campaign trail. >>> stormy weather. the weekend gets off to a wet start as a tornado touches down in parts of the northeast. more nasty weather could be on the way. >>> and a relay for the record books. >> here they come to the line and the u.s. will win it! in a new world record. >> the...
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mitt romney and paul ryan think he should exit the race. senator john mccain say his comments astounded him. ahead senator akin speaks out for himself. >> the mysterious death of natalie wood. her death certificate has been amend to say her drowning also involved undetermined factors. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we talked about it tuesday with the professionals, a high school value dick tore denied her diploma for saying the word hell. we'll weigh the results later on. she will join us for an exclusive live interview. >>> another story we're following closely, diana nyad. how does she feel after she was forced to abandon her record swim from cuba to florida. will she try it again. she's with us for a live interview, her first since ending that swim. >> the political storm surrounding missouri congressman todd akin and his senate bid. we'll talk to him in a moment but first nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell s the latest on all this. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is all unfolding within d
mitt romney and paul ryan think he should exit the race. senator john mccain say his comments astounded him. ahead senator akin speaks out for himself. >> the mysterious death of natalie wood. her death certificate has been amend to say her drowning also involved undetermined factors. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we talked about it tuesday with the professionals, a high school value dick tore denied her diploma for saying the word hell. we'll weigh the results later on....
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning, southbound georgia avenue at august drive. two of your right lanes are blocked by the accident there. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them." mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. ♪ >>>
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning, southbound georgia avenue at august drive. two...
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is the romney/ryan camp now essentially dancing to a tune being played by the obama folks? >> well, they think that they have got some offense to play on medicare. they think they can contrast it with the president's health care plan, where he does move money out of the program, to offset some costs, to ensure more folks as part of the health care plan. so they think they can make that attack and they're hopeful, at least, maybe not totally persua persuaded, but hopeful they can make a claim to seniors that it wouldn't affect them, but they're the ones making tough decisions to take on the potential insolvency of the program down the line. so if they can be the ticket of some of the big changes and some of the big decisions and tough decisions, they think there is some benefit to that. >> unemployment remains high, the economy is still in poor shape right now. has the obama administration done a good job of blunting criticism? have they taken the romney camp off their message when it comes to the economy? >> i think the reality of picking paul ryan meant you had to shift aw
is the romney/ryan camp now essentially dancing to a tune being played by the obama folks? >> well, they think that they have got some offense to play on medicare. they think they can contrast it with the president's health care plan, where he does move money out of the program, to offset some costs, to ensure more folks as part of the health care plan. so they think they can make that attack and they're hopeful, at least, maybe not totally persua persuaded, but hopeful they can make a...
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the romney/ryan ticket official. mitt romney accepted the nomination last night. today they head right not battleground state of virginia. hear the pledge romney made to america last night coming up in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 6:30. it's a little bit humid outside. right now at 73 degrees. might get some rain, too. >> storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is out on the storm 4 weather deck. >> starting off this morning, the area is kind of soft and mild approximately joining me this morning out here on the storm team4 deck my cricket friends, there's jimeny and they're starting off nice under this clear sky. around the region now, a soft pink sun rise under way. live view from our nbc4 hd city camera. dew point around 70. as the day progresses we out to be drying out. right now looking around mperatures around the region. rural areas where we do have some patchy dense fog. so watch out for that. but the low humidity will be developing again here by the afternoon. by noontime, it will soar to the upper 80s for your lunch hour. sun rise, just a few minutes.
the romney/ryan ticket official. mitt romney accepted the nomination last night. today they head right not battleground state of virginia. hear the pledge romney made to america last night coming up in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 6:30. it's a little bit humid outside. right now at 73 degrees. might get some rain, too. >> storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is out on the storm 4 weather deck. >> starting off this morning, the area is kind of soft and mild...
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one week after being named mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan is keeping up a daily blitz of swing states. this morning niece the villages in florida, an area known for its large retirement community. this after two more campaign stops in virginia. ryan has spent more days in the commonwealth than any other battleground state since joining the ticket. >> reporter: with mitt romney taking a day away from rallies, his running mate, wisconsin congressman paul ryan, was in the campaign spotlight working for votes in all-important virginia hitting vote-rich fairfax county and suburban richmond. with tens of thousands of defense jobs at stake with the automatic budget cuts of sequestration looming at year's end, ryan says a romney administration will stand with the house against them. >> i tell you what, in the house we already passed the bill to cut spending in other areas of government to make sure that's devastating cuts in defense never occur so we don't put virginians out of work and we have a strong national defense. >> ryan stuck to broad themes and did not mention medicare or rom
one week after being named mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan is keeping up a daily blitz of swing states. this morning niece the villages in florida, an area known for its large retirement community. this after two more campaign stops in virginia. ryan has spent more days in the commonwealth than any other battleground state since joining the ticket. >> reporter: with mitt romney taking a day away from rallies, his running mate, wisconsin congressman paul ryan, was in the campaign...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. in the district police activity slowing you down and blocking your lanes. northeast, it's closed between 10th street and 12th street. just be aware of that as you're making your commute this morning. aaron, back over to you. >> another update coming your way in about 25 minutes. for >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning, august 24th, 2012. train is pulling into our plaza for a live concert this morning. you can see their fans are fired up. they are taking the stage for our whole 8:30 half hour. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. missy franklin known not for her swimming but dancing as well. >> breakout medalist, a really nice young lady. s
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. in the district police activity slowing you down and blocking your lanes....
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning. tom kierein with your seven-day outlook. delightful late summer weekend today all the way into the weekend. just a chance of a storm tomorrow. aaron? >>> don't forget annual ba backpacks 4 kids campaign. drop them out in kingstown and drop them out in kingstown and alexandria we sent him there to fix it, drobut somewhere along the way, alsomething went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. it may not seem like an awful lot of mone
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning. tom kierein with your seven-day outlook....
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saturday marks one week since mitt romney announced paul ryan as his running mate. we're going to take a look at how he's done so far. >>> then we'll talk to a miracle survivor. a 16-year-old shot through the head by a spear gun and lived. >>> also ahead, another amazing story, a florida woman that got a kidney thanks to facebook and a long lost friend. >>> our resident fitness fanatic jenna shows you how to get in shape by heading to your kids playgrounds. get your kids now off the playground. >> make sure the kids are not at the playground. >> those stories and more when we see you this weekend. >> mommy, look, he's scaring me. >> thank you. >> she's hiding in the sand box. >> we'll see you this weekend, le >>> how about a check of weather? >> arnoty. see what we've got. starting with the weekend for tomorrow, we've got a risk of strong storms along the mid-atlantic coast and back through the texas, oklahoma area. sizzling weather out west with showers in the south west and gulf coast. sunday -- sunday -- expecting more severe weather down through the lower missis
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>> claire, thank you. >>> his net worth may not match mitt romney's, but paul ryan is still among the wealthiest americans. the presumptive republican vice presidential candidate is worth $4.5 million. he earned more than $340,000 last year. that puts him in the top 5% of income earners in this country. most of his money comes from his marriage and inheritances. by comparison, mitt romney is worth about $250 million. >>> the race for the white house might be getting nasty, but the candidates will ease up on their attacks for at least one day. president obama and mitt romney agreed not to run any campaign ads on september 11th. a new york-based civic group made the request so the day could be devoted to community service. the president and john mccain did the same thing four years ago. and in 2004, president bush and john kerry pulled their ads on 9/11 as well. >>> breaking news now. police searching a plane that was in route from new york city to moscow because of a bomb threat. the russian airliner says that somebody called new york city police, claiming there were explosives on boar
>> claire, thank you. >>> his net worth may not match mitt romney's, but paul ryan is still among the wealthiest americans. the presumptive republican vice presidential candidate is worth $4.5 million. he earned more than $340,000 last year. that puts him in the top 5% of income earners in this country. most of his money comes from his marriage and inheritances. by comparison, mitt romney is worth about $250 million. >>> the race for the white house might be getting...
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i usually say that. [ music playing ] [ music playing ] >>> mitt romney and paul ryan will spend this weekend getting personal with voters. they want to use the republican national convention to communicate their life stories, sending the message that they are the best choice to lead the country. it is also a chance to introtuesday theintroduce their families to a national audience. here is nbc's ron mott. >>> while mitt romney and paul ryan are household names by now, their respective households and extended families are not. but with an expected national television audience in the tens of millions, this week's rnc convention will put them center stage, directly in the spotlight, some for the first time. and while ann romney has a speaking role in tampa, most of their family members will speak volumes without upering erinupee word. >> this is different than what it was in earlier american history. you couldn't imagine eleanor roosevelt going before a democratic convention and telling anecdotes about what a great guy franklin is. but nowadays it is essential. >> reporter: for the romn
i usually say that. [ music playing ] [ music playing ] >>> mitt romney and paul ryan will spend this weekend getting personal with voters. they want to use the republican national convention to communicate their life stories, sending the message that they are the best choice to lead the country. it is also a chance to introtuesday theintroduce their families to a national audience. here is nbc's ron mott. >>> while mitt romney and paul ryan are household names by now, their...
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ryan is expected to join romney on a four-state bus tour. you can join us again at 8:00 and at 9:00 for the latest on the vp pick. but certainly a big story coming out today. people have been waiting to see who romney would select. now it looks at least sources are saying that it will be paul ryan. >> he looks a lot like staev carell about steve carell will have to play him in the movie. >> maybe snl can bring him on. >> political analysts saying this is a bold pick because he could have gone the safer
ryan is expected to join romney on a four-state bus tour. you can join us again at 8:00 and at 9:00 for the latest on the vp pick. but certainly a big story coming out today. people have been waiting to see who romney would select. now it looks at least sources are saying that it will be paul ryan. >> he looks a lot like staev carell about steve carell will have to play him in the movie. >> maybe snl can bring him on. >> political analysts saying this is a bold pick because he...
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meanwhile mitt romney and paul ryan are expected to land here in florida. security is extremely tight. an 8 foot fence surrounds the secure hall, the hotel used by romney and the campaign. 4,000 police officers are patrolling the streets of this city each and every day. i was out on monday and shot video of these guys right next to our hotel. just ahead we're going to speak to tonight's keynote speaker, chris christie. a little later we'll sit down with romney's five sons to talk about their emotions heading into this very big event with their mother and their father. savannah. >> okay, matt. we're going to begin with isaac bearing down on the gulf coast this morning. we have two reports beginning with al who is in new orleans. al, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. right now on top of me clear skies. if you look in the distance off the mississippi river, we're starting to see those cloud beds starting to make their way toward us. as we look at the satellite, we can show you where -- in the last couple of frames of the satellite you're starting
meanwhile mitt romney and paul ryan are expected to land here in florida. security is extremely tight. an 8 foot fence surrounds the secure hall, the hotel used by romney and the campaign. 4,000 police officers are patrolling the streets of this city each and every day. i was out on monday and shot video of these guys right next to our hotel. just ahead we're going to speak to tonight's keynote speaker, chris christie. a little later we'll sit down with romney's five sons to talk about their...
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this trip comes less than a week after mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia. ryan will headline rallies at a high school and at west springfield high school in fairfax county. >>> ryan is using his trip to virginia to raise money for the campaign. he'll headline a fund-raiser in boston tonight. ryan brought in about half a million dollars at a fund-raiser last night in richmond. virginia governor mcdonnell and louisiana governor jindal speak at the events. >>> mitt romney is denying new allegations he hasn't paid taxes in some recent years. >> you can do back and look at my taxes, never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6% or something like that. i paid taxes every single year. >> now, by comparison, the average middle income family pays about 12.8% of their income in federal taxes. romney's able to keep his rate low because most of the income is from investments which is taxed at a lower percentage. he told reporters he's given a lot of money to charity. he says when you combine those contributions, he's given up more than 20% of his inco
this trip comes less than a week after mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia. ryan will headline rallies at a high school and at west springfield high school in fairfax county. >>> ryan is using his trip to virginia to raise money for the campaign. he'll headline a fund-raiser in boston tonight. ryan brought in about half a million dollars at a fund-raiser last night in richmond. virginia governor mcdonnell and louisiana governor jindal speak at the events....
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in other words, to treat this ticket as if it's the ryan/romney ticket as opposed to the romney/ryan ticket. >> you know, it's mitt romney that made the choice to run with paul ryan. he had already embraced what was an extreme budget. listen, i think paul ryan is a nice guy. in fact, paul ryan is one of those guys when you meet him, he's really nice. that's why it's so disappointing his views are so extreme. romney had already embraced the ryan budget and then he doubled down on that embrace by choosing him as his running mate. so when it comes to making sure, for me as a mom, that my kids have a good education, that the families that i represent can ensure that their future is one that has investments in head start and education and health care, and a bright future so that everybody c live the american dream. barack obama and joe biden have been fighting for that. mitt romney and paul ryan want to take us back to a time when only the millionaires and billionaires are successful and hopefully that largesse will trickle down. that's what crashed the economy. we don't need to hear that
in other words, to treat this ticket as if it's the ryan/romney ticket as opposed to the romney/ryan ticket. >> you know, it's mitt romney that made the choice to run with paul ryan. he had already embraced what was an extreme budget. listen, i think paul ryan is a nice guy. in fact, paul ryan is one of those guys when you meet him, he's really nice. that's why it's so disappointing his views are so extreme. romney had already embraced the ryan budget and then he doubled down on that...
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the selection of ryan makes them more likely to support romney. the president still has the lead in other swing states like ohio and florida where he's up by six and three points, respectively. >>> we may not know who is going to win the election this november but washington, d.c.'s park hyatt hotel is already preparing for the inauguration. they're offering an extravagant deal. in the hotel's penthouse suite, the price for the package, $57,000. it features a personal stylist, a chef, a private tour of the kennedy center and other perks. >> we also have a special five-course dinner at tavern chef's table, also for 12 guests, where executive chefs will prepare a five-course dinner paired with great american wines and each of the courses will feature the president-elect's favorite dishes. >> the w hotel and four seasons are also offering special inauguration prices for the big day. planning ahead already. >>> just a day after conducting a taste test for the d.c. water and sewer authority wants to serve tap water instead of bottled water at the inaug
the selection of ryan makes them more likely to support romney. the president still has the lead in other swing states like ohio and florida where he's up by six and three points, respectively. >>> we may not know who is going to win the election this november but washington, d.c.'s park hyatt hotel is already preparing for the inauguration. they're offering an extravagant deal. in the hotel's penthouse suite, the price for the package, $57,000. it features a personal stylist, a chef,...
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mitt romney and paul ryan take on president obama. >>> snap attack. a live alligator show in ohio goes terribly wrong. >>> nasa's curiosity rover send back a photo of mars of a strangely familiar terrain. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, august 13, 2012. >>> hello and good morning. today we begin with running mates. after a weekend of being side by side, mitt romney and his newly minuted vp pick paul ryan will be campaigning solo until the republican convention. the two drew huge crowds in ryan's home state of wisconsin after making a pit stop in north carolina sunday morning. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: mitt romney took his new running mate for a test drive in nascar country. >> you know what, north carolina, we can do better than this. help is on the way. >> reporter: and if these overflow crowds in north carolina are any indication, republicans are embracing paul ryan as romney's vice presidential pick. the house budget committee chairman and powerful wisconsin congressman has become the big draw on the campaign trail. he
mitt romney and paul ryan take on president obama. >>> snap attack. a live alligator show in ohio goes terribly wrong. >>> nasa's curiosity rover send back a photo of mars of a strangely familiar terrain. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, august 13, 2012. >>> hello and good morning. today we begin with running mates. after a weekend of being side by side, mitt romney and his newly minuted vp pick paul ryan will be campaigning solo until...
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the romney-ryan plan will restore medicare funding and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we have our own rain to deal with but down in florida, they will be swamped out there, huh? >> it's raining there, and the storm is over 200 miles away from key west. they will be busy and we will be busy, too. our rain is welcome, although people might say, oh, on the weekend? but guys, it's a busy day. always a pleasure to have you with us. there's our beautiful tower cam shot showing the washington monument. it's 73 degrees and winds are out of the east. they have been that direction for the last 24 to 36 hours blowing at 9 miles per hour. >>> waking up numbers, winchester, you have the 60s with the 68, and the rest of us in the 70s. so we have them down towards southern maryland, you will get decent showers as well. despite clouds around and rain, we are optimistic to hit the low 80s, and north and west we will have slightly more sunshine, but storms a possibility for you, too. across the area 60% chance of rai
the romney-ryan plan will restore medicare funding and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we have our own rain to deal with but down in florida, they will be swamped out there, huh? >> it's raining there, and the storm is over 200 miles away from key west. they will be busy and we will be busy, too. our rain is welcome, although people might say, oh, on the weekend? but guys, it's a busy day....
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ryan said he and romney can get the economy growing again. and a proposal that was anything but political. rnc production manager bradley come ton dropped to one knee and proposed to his girl friend laura bowman and she said yes. you can see mitt romney as he says yes to his party's nomination, tonight during nbc's coverage of the republican national convention. >> two international service members were killed this morning in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. the crash comes one day after an afghan wearing an army uniform killed three other nato service members, all of them australians. >> another sign that the west nile virus is spreading. health officials say cases of the virus are now up 40% since last week. so far at least -- 1,590 cases have been reported leading to at least 66 deaths and this could become the worst year ever for the mosquito-borne disease. >> the man charged in the shooting of trayvon martin will get a new judge to preside over the trial. they argued that lester had made negative comments about zimmermann's ch
ryan said he and romney can get the economy growing again. and a proposal that was anything but political. rnc production manager bradley come ton dropped to one knee and proposed to his girl friend laura bowman and she said yes. you can see mitt romney as he says yes to his party's nomination, tonight during nbc's coverage of the republican national convention. >> two international service members were killed this morning in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. the crash comes one...
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they campaigned separately since romney announced ryan as his vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama is not campaigning today. he has events scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york in the week ahead. >>> leaders from both the republican and democratic party say presidential race reached low points with negative attacks. virginia governor bob mcdonnell and martin o'malley talked about tone of the race on "meet the press" this weekend. both accused the other side of kree creating attacks. >> governor romney is the sort of guy, david, you would never want to play pickup basketball with. always crying and crying foul. >> wlits welfare reform or other things, based on policy. that's fair game. we can disagree on that respectfully. these character attacks on the other side are horrific. >> political analysts say only 2% to 5% of voters are undecided which could be driving the attacks. >>> congressman run for senate is backing off of his comments about rape and pregnancy. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> that is
they campaigned separately since romney announced ryan as his vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama is not campaigning today. he has events scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york in the week ahead. >>> leaders from both the republican and democratic party say presidential race reached low points with negative attacks. virginia governor bob mcdonnell and martin o'malley talked about tone of the race on "meet the press" this weekend. both accused the other side of...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> back now at 8:50 with "today's" kitchen. what's on the menu, a mouth water feast, the owner of the new york city restaurant, the lion's crown. he's about to open another restaurant. this seems like a fancy recipe. >> lobster, it's not expensive right now, it's really good. >> is there a season for lobster. >> lobster, corn, tomatoes, all together. all those. >> i have to tell you i'm intimidated by chopping up this lobster. >> i'm going to do this for you. we blanched this guy, put it in water and shocked it in ice water. we cooked the claws separately from the body because different cooking times. >> okay. >> so i'm going to take this thing
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> back now at 8:50 with "today's" kitchen. what's on...
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it's reintroducing or even introducing mitt romney and paul ryan to the american public, telling his personal story. a couple details that have already been revealed as part of the convention with its theme, "a better future." mitt romney even yesterday putting an op ed in the "wall street journal" embracing what has been used as a point of contention, been used by the obama campaign against him, that is his experience at bain capital. also, we will hear from some members of the mormon community speaking about their personal experiences with romney. >> peter alexander in ohio this morning, thanks. michael steele is the former chairman of the republican national committee, and karen finney is former communications director for the democratic national committee, both political analysts at msnbc, and i say good morning to both of you and thanks for joining us. >> good morning, lester. >> good morning. >> michael, it's been quite a week for republicans. you've got mitt romney's joke about the birther joke. you've got todd akin's rape comments and now you've got a storm barreling toward t
it's reintroducing or even introducing mitt romney and paul ryan to the american public, telling his personal story. a couple details that have already been revealed as part of the convention with its theme, "a better future." mitt romney even yesterday putting an op ed in the "wall street journal" embracing what has been used as a point of contention, been used by the obama campaign against him, that is his experience at bain capital. also, we will hear from some members of...
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they're not going viciously hard after paul ryan and mitt romney. the president's side clearly feels they need to defend a bit. both sides have vulnerability on medicare. that could change. republicans traditionally have been purely on the defensive. now the president's at least a little bit on the defensive. he doesn't have a detailed plan to save medicare and he also, again, took some money from medicare. both of those things, along with obama care, make it a little bit more of an even fight. and democrats are confident they can win the fight. every democrat likes to say we will win this fight over medicare. republicans hope they can win. they're glad they have paul ryan on their side, even though he's a lightning rod. he's the best explainer they have, republicans believe, to go to communities like florida to say we have a plan to fix things. it doesn't affect older americans. it's not a fair, each fight, but both sides know they have to engage. >> the obama folks know they have found traction on the tax return issue for romney. then later comes
they're not going viciously hard after paul ryan and mitt romney. the president's side clearly feels they need to defend a bit. both sides have vulnerability on medicare. that could change. republicans traditionally have been purely on the defensive. now the president's at least a little bit on the defensive. he doesn't have a detailed plan to save medicare and he also, again, took some money from medicare. both of those things, along with obama care, make it a little bit more of an even fight....
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. this greek style yogurt has style. you can say that again. why thank you. this greek style yogurt has style. okay. stop saying it now. you're sending me mixed messages. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. >>> good morning, low humidity in place under a clear sky, cool temperatures now approaching 8:00, it's 73 at reagan naegdzal. 50s out in the mountains later today and here's your storm team 4 four-day forecast. here humidity and lots of sun and more of the same tomorrow and getting more humid friday and saturday and more tropical showers from the remnants of isaac on sunday, labor day and, again, on tuesday. highs in the 80s eac
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was romney's decision a game changer. will ryan's budget plan hurt the ticket. how is president obama using the choice to his own advantage. we'll talk to seni advisers from both sides. >>> see you in rio. london caps off a spectacular 2012 olympic games with the star-studded and rocking closing ceremony. >>> this morning we'll celebrate with some of the stars of the game. >>> and engaged, jennifer aniston heading back to the altar after accepting a proposal from boyfriend justin theroux. we'll tell you what the happy couple is saying about their big we'll tell you what the happy couple is saying about their big news today monday, august 13th, captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. what a ride it was. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales and al roker. this is apparently our new preferred mode of transportation. i thought
was romney's decision a game changer. will ryan's budget plan hurt the ticket. how is president obama using the choice to his own advantage. we'll talk to seni advisers from both sides. >>> see you in rio. london caps off a spectacular 2012 olympic games with the star-studded and rocking closing ceremony. >>> this morning we'll celebrate with some of the stars of the game. >>> and engaged, jennifer aniston heading back to the altar after accepting a proposal from...
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mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning together in virginia. romney accepted his party's nomination for president last night with a speech that touched on family, religion, and his own success in private business. he said president obama has failed to deliver on his promise to turn the u.s. economy around. president obama visits fort bliss, texas, after two years. >>> hurricane isaac death toll has risen to at least two people. days before people evacuated from flooded areas can return home. in mississippi today officials are planning a controlled breach of a dam to relieve water pressure. what's left of isaac has been dumping heavy rain on arkansas, missouri, illinois. >>> samsung has won the latest round in the legal battle with apple. it claimed samsung infringed on its patent that allowed smartphone and tablets to share data with personal computers. last week a jury in california ruled against samsung in a larger patent case and awarded apple $1 billion in damages. >>> firefighters are still trying to gain control of a large wind-driven wil
mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning together in virginia. romney accepted his party's nomination for president last night with a speech that touched on family, religion, and his own success in private business. he said president obama has failed to deliver on his promise to turn the u.s. economy around. president obama visits fort bliss, texas, after two years. >>> hurricane isaac death toll has risen to at least two people. days before people evacuated from flooded areas can...
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. >>> republican presidential county mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan will hold a town hall in new hampshire today. the two have campaigned separately since romney announced him as vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama has an event scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york this week. >>> mitt romney is distancing himself from a missouri congressman after a con ro verse shul comment. >>f it's aegitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down. >> that is republican congressman todd aiken in an interview with the st. louis television station. the reporter asked him if he would support abortions for pem who had been raped. he later released a statement saying he misspoke but he did not further explain. romney's campaign said he and paul ryan disagree with his comments and would not oppose abortions in case of rape. >>> a freshman congressman apologizes for skinny dipping at a holy site in israel. according to politico it happened while kevin yoder of kansas was driving with other congressional members add aides last summer. after a late night din
. >>> republican presidential county mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan will hold a town hall in new hampshire today. the two have campaigned separately since romney announced him as vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama has an event scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york this week. >>> mitt romney is distancing himself from a missouri congressman after a con ro verse shul comment. >>f it's aegitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that...
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the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look happy. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
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mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia just last weekend. maryland democrat will play paul ryan as vice president joe biden prepares for theirs debate. he knows ryan pretty well. he is the ranking democrat on the house budget committee which ryan chairs. the vice presidential debate is set for october 11. >>> mitt romney is denying new allegations that he hasn't paid taxes in some recent years. >> go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6 or something like that. so paid taxes every single year. >> now, by comparison, the average middle income families pays about 12.8% of their income in federal taxes. romney is able to keep his rate low because owes of it is from investments, taxed at a lower percentage. he told reporters he's given a lot of money to charity. when you combine those contributions with the taxes that he's paid, he's given up more than 20% of the income each year. democrats are pressing romney to prove it. >>> you own facebook stock you may want to avo
mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia just last weekend. maryland democrat will play paul ryan as vice president joe biden prepares for theirs debate. he knows ryan pretty well. he is the ranking democrat on the house budget committee which ryan chairs. the vice presidential debate is set for october 11. >>> mitt romney is denying new allegations that he hasn't paid taxes in some recent years. >> go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never...
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pick. >> reporter: meanwhile in ohio romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message fending medicare's current funding. >> do you think it's an achievement? neither do i. >> in richmond virginia he tried to get back onto the hot button issue this week. >> my plan makes no change whatsoever for seniors. none, zero, zip. anyone 55 years and older sees no change whatsoever to medicare. >> now, the president and vice president will attend a second day of meetings at the white house today while romney heads to his home state of massachusetts. in washington i'm claire leka. lynn? >> claire, thanks so much. >>> ahead of what could be a close election, a federal court has awarded four voting days to five florida counties. last year the republican-led legislator slashed number of early voting days in the entire state from 12 to 8. well, last night the u.s. district court which has power in those five reinstated it in those areas because it found the new law would make it difficult for some minorities to cast a ballot. >>> else wra last night on nbc's "rock center," mitt romney's wife revealed a
pick. >> reporter: meanwhile in ohio romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message fending medicare's current funding. >> do you think it's an achievement? neither do i. >> in richmond virginia he tried to get back onto the hot button issue this week. >> my plan makes no change whatsoever for seniors. none, zero, zip. anyone 55 years and older sees no change whatsoever to medicare. >> now, the president and vice president will attend a second day of meetings at...
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now, over the past few days, the romney/ryan ticket has tried to distance itself from the todd akin "legitimate rape" controversy that forced the republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan to clarify his stance on abortion for the first time on the campaign trail yesterday. now, he spoke to reporters on the plane ride between virginia and north carolina, saying that he was proud of his pro-life record, but mitt romney is going to be the president. the president sets policy. his policy is exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, and i am comfortable with that because it's a good step in the right direction. now, ryan does believe abortion should be legal only in cases if the mother's life is at risk. in iowa, romney did try to keep the focus on the national debt and the economy, and there's no way to tell how quickly this akin distraction will go away, if it will, before the convention. we're live on capitol hill. i'm claire leka. eun, back to you. >> claire, thank you. don't forget, we'll have complete coverage of the republican national convention. aaron and julie carey
now, over the past few days, the romney/ryan ticket has tried to distance itself from the todd akin "legitimate rape" controversy that forced the republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan to clarify his stance on abortion for the first time on the campaign trail yesterday. now, he spoke to reporters on the plane ride between virginia and north carolina, saying that he was proud of his pro-life record, but mitt romney is going to be the president. the president sets policy. his...
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. >> we've heard a lot this week about mitt romney's new running mate paul ryan but his real running mate is his wife ann. she traced her roots to the welsh village of where her father was born. >> reporter: in southern wales, found how the ann romney's well-to-do image has obscured her inner toughness, a grit that my rival her coal mining forbearers. she fierce live defended the romney's decision not to release tax returns from before 2010. a lot of people still are asking why not be transparent and release more than the 2010 and the estimates for 2011. >> have you seen how we're attacked? have you seen what's happened? >> it's been in the press quite a bit. should you not be questioned about your taxes? >> we've been very transparent. the more we release, the more we get attacked. the more we get questioned, the more we get pushed. we've done what's legally required and there's going to be no more tax returns given and there's a reason for that and that's because of what happens as soon as we release anything. mitt's financial releases were huge when he was governor if anyone wants
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/ryan ticket. bob mcdonnell's daughter will speak tonight as well. jenin mcdonnell will speak. she served in iraq. a fellow veteran who was wounded in combat will join her on stage. >>> governor mcdonnell tried to get the focus back on the economy when he took the podium last night. republican says more states would have an economic record like virginia if mitt romney were elected president. mcdonnell bested about the common wealth's low unemployment rate and budget surplus. he says a president romney would deliver prosperity to more americans. >> one who has created jobs in the private sector, who understands the economy and who has actually balanced a budget. heck, for that matter, somebody who has actually passed a budget. >> he went on to say that prosperity is not unique to virginia but is a trend with republican leaders me said republican governors need seven of the ten states with the lowest unemployment rates. >>> it was all about being a tough guy for governor key note speaker chris christ
/ryan ticket. bob mcdonnell's daughter will speak tonight as well. jenin mcdonnell will speak. she served in iraq. a fellow veteran who was wounded in combat will join her on stage. >>> governor mcdonnell tried to get the focus back on the economy when he took the podium last night. republican says more states would have an economic record like virginia if mitt romney were elected president. mcdonnell bested about the common wealth's low unemployment rate and budget surplus. he says a...
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vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> breaking news in afghanistan. hundreds of soldiers linked to nrns were arrested or kicked out of the army. many soldiers were expelled because of discrepancies in paperwork or missing information. this comes as insider attacks continue to cause tension between the afghan people and their allies. nato says at least 45 troops have been killed this year. 15 in the last month alone. there were 35 total in all of last year. >>> just because you got passed the security checkpoint does b mean the tsa is done with you when you fl
vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh,...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> two more people who visited yosemite national park are battling a potentially deadly hantavirus raising the total number of cases to six. the cdc says 10,000 people may have been exposed to the hantavirus between june 10th and august 24th. the virus is spread through deer mice and can cause severe respiratory problems. all campers stayed in a certain seconds of the park which had cabins. two campers died from this disease. >>> if you haven't left for your final getaway of the summer, go. go while you can. after the show that is. traveling this holiday weekend, about 87% of people are traveling by car. some left as early as thursday, but aaa
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> two more people who visited yosemite national park are...
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that's just a one-point increase since ryan was introduced last week. and paul ryan will be back in virginia tomorrow campaigning in the richmond area. he was in the commonwealth last saturday to be introduced as romney's running mate. first lady michelle obama joined the president on the campaign trail. she appeared with president obama at a rally yesterday in iowa. in the meantime, both candidates' speeches are getting more heated and more emotional. >> my plan's already extended medicare by nearly a decade. their plan ends medicare as we know it. >> so, mr. president, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to chicago. >> the race for president will become civil for at least one day next month. both campaigns have agreed to suspend all advertising on september 11th. >>> new this morning, islamist militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons attacked one of pakistan's largest air bases. pakistani officials say eight militants and one soldier were killed. an air force spokesman says only one aircraft was damaged.
that's just a one-point increase since ryan was introduced last week. and paul ryan will be back in virginia tomorrow campaigning in the richmond area. he was in the commonwealth last saturday to be introduced as romney's running mate. first lady michelle obama joined the president on the campaign trail. she appeared with president obama at a rally yesterday in iowa. in the meantime, both candidates' speeches are getting more heated and more emotional. >> my plan's already extended...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> police installed a fence and are stepping up patrols near the site of of that deadly train derailment in the maryland. the fence and patrols are meant to discourage trespassing on the tracks where two 19-year-old college students were killed when a freight train fell off the tracks last week. the women were sitting on a railroad bridge when the accident happened, and this morning we are hearing what other people saw through 911 calls released by howard county. >> this is on main street the train fell off the tracks. >> is it on the road? >> no. it's just -- it derailed. >> yes. >> it came completely out. yeah. >> on the roadway? >> yeah. com
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> police installed a fence and are stepping up patrols near the...
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the two campaigned separately since romney announced ryan two weengs ago in virginia. president obama is not campaigning today. he has events scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york in the week ahead. >>> leaders from both the republican and democratic party say the presidential race has reached new points, low points, with negative ads. virginia governor bb mcdonnell and martin o'malley talked about the tone of the race on "meet the press" this weekend. both accused the other side creating personal attacks. >> governor romney is a guy you would never want to play pikup basketball with. always crying foul. >> they would sigh whether it's welfare reform or other things based on policy, that's fair game. we can disagree on that respectfully. but these character attacks about the other side are just horrific. >> now, political analysts say only 3% to 5% of voters are still undecided which could be driving the personal attacks. >>> a u.s. candidate for senate is backing off his comments he made about rape and pregnancy. >> it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways t
the two campaigned separately since romney announced ryan two weengs ago in virginia. president obama is not campaigning today. he has events scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york in the week ahead. >>> leaders from both the republican and democratic party say the presidential race has reached new points, low points, with negative ads. virginia governor bb mcdonnell and martin o'malley talked about the tone of the race on "meet the press" this weekend. both accused the...
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the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning. topping your news for today. the temple elite closed its doors because of a violence. two days ago a man shot in the back. an assault and stabbing at the same club in august. licensing and permit violations another reason for the closure. >>> zoogoers can visit american trails. it will take visitors to the pacific northwest where you can take a peek at sea lions, seals and two new gray wolves. many of those species rebound afrd coming close to extinction. the $42 million exhibit is located between elephant trail and amazonia. >>> and then chuck bell has a [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-st
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning. topping your news for today. the temple elite...
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obama is in florida talking about medicare, calling out romney and ryan. both talking about swing state issues. not just the economy. is that what this election in the next couple of months of campaigning is going to turn into? >> i think there will be other issues, i don't think anything eclipses the economy. but medicare is another area preside important for the president. i get into this with governor romney as well. the whole pop significance for republicans, their approach in medicare is to introduce competitive bidding to drive down health care costs and ultimately save the program. this is a battle over what will ultimately save medicare. you can bet a lot of seniors are paying attention to this, even other voters in their 40s or 50s are paying attention. people depend on this program. you hear the president talk about it saying, hey, i'm going to protect the program. >> david, thanks. you can see much more of david's exclusive interview on "meet the press" later this morning. >>> we want to get a check now of the morning's other top stories. we'll
obama is in florida talking about medicare, calling out romney and ryan. both talking about swing state issues. not just the economy. is that what this election in the next couple of months of campaigning is going to turn into? >> i think there will be other issues, i don't think anything eclipses the economy. but medicare is another area preside important for the president. i get into this with governor romney as well. the whole pop significance for republicans, their approach in...
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mitt romney's running mate paul ryan will be in the richmond area on friday. ryan was there last saturday, the same day romney introduced him as his vp pick. >>> 5:18. a north carolina company expanding a recall on cantaloupe to now include honey dew. birch equipment plant is pulling the melons sold in 18 states. listeria can cause serious food poisoning problems. no reports of anybody getting sick. the honey dew have no identifying stickers but came in packages labeled melons. the cantaloupe in question have a red birch farms label and shipped between july 15 and july 27. >>> past and current cancer patients can improve their health with physical activity. it's published in the cochran database of systemic reviews. cancer patients who did even light exercise were in better health than those who did not workout. patients were more social, less tired, slept better and felt less pain. experts say they are still trying to determine which type of exercise would benefit cancer paints the most. >>> a new report out today is expected to say that the drought became wo
mitt romney's running mate paul ryan will be in the richmond area on friday. ryan was there last saturday, the same day romney introduced him as his vp pick. >>> 5:18. a north carolina company expanding a recall on cantaloupe to now include honey dew. birch equipment plant is pulling the melons sold in 18 states. listeria can cause serious food poisoning problems. no reports of anybody getting sick. the honey dew have no identifying stickers but came in packages labeled melons. the...
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down on stuff that we weren't sure if the romney/ryan ticket is going to stick with. he is in favor of privatizing social security and overturning "roe v. wade" and making abortion criminal. on afghanistan, nobody has pressed them on afghanistan. now we know they are going to stick to the 2014 deadline but they also think that deadline is dangerous and a bad idea. that's the sign of a campaign that hasn't been pressed very much on that issue, that it made so little sense when they had to. >> very quickly, you obviously think biden won, but would you acknowledge that ryan passed the threshold test proving he was a plausible president and vice president if the need arose? >> on everything except foreign policy. i think paul ryan was out of his depth on foreign policy. maybe it wasn't fair to have him with a foreign correspondent moderator and former chair of the senate foreign relations committee there talking about foreign policy. there he bottomed out, and other than that he did just fine. >> we'll see you tonight on msnbc. >> we want to turn and take another perspect
down on stuff that we weren't sure if the romney/ryan ticket is going to stick with. he is in favor of privatizing social security and overturning "roe v. wade" and making abortion criminal. on afghanistan, nobody has pressed them on afghanistan. now we know they are going to stick to the 2014 deadline but they also think that deadline is dangerous and a bad idea. that's the sign of a campaign that hasn't been pressed very much on that issue, that it made so little sense when they had...